# Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (GBTG) — merger/definitive [announced]
Source: SEC API (secapi.ai) · situation sit_96a2d3a03ab7674ab968 · retrieved 2026-08-11T16:09:16.396Z

## Overview
Global Business Travel Group, Inc. is a transportation services company (formerly known as Apollo Strategic Growth Capital).

On August 3, 2026, Global Business Travel Group, Inc. held a special stockholder meeting to vote on a merger with Gaia Purchaser, Inc. Under the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 2, 2026, Gaia Merger Sub, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Gaia Purchaser) will merge with and into Global Business Travel, with Global Business Travel continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Gaia Purchaser. The merger proposal was approved with 495,937,250 votes in favor, 74,615 against, and 28,426 abstentions, representing approximately 94.95% of shares entitled to vote.

## Terms
- Counterparty: Gaia Purchaser, Inc. · Consideration: cash · Price/share: $9.5

## Key dates
- Announced 2026-07-24 · Record 2026-07-06 · Vote 2026-08-03

## Timeline
- 2026-07-24 · 8-K (0001140361-26-029601): 8-K - Global Business Travel Group, Inc. — *Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (Amex GBT) is a business travel management company providing travel services and solutions to corporate clients.* Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (Amex GBT) entered into a Merger Agreement on May 2, 2026, with Gaia Purchaser, Inc. (Parent) and Gaia Merger Sub, Inc. to be acquired by Long Lake Management Holdings Inc. Under the agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. The special meeting of stockholders is scheduled for August 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to vote on adoption of the Merger Agreement. The merger consideration is $9.50 per share, as disclosed in the Definitive Proxy Statement filed on July 6, 2026.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820872/0001140361-26-029601.txt
- 2026-08-03 · 8-K (0001140361-26-030979): 8-K - Global Business Travel Group, Inc. — *Global Business Travel Group, Inc. is a transportation services company (formerly known as Apollo Strategic Growth Capital).* On August 3, 2026, Global Business Travel Group, Inc. held a special stockholder meeting to vote on a merger with Gaia Purchaser, Inc. Under the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 2, 2026, Gaia Merger Sub, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Gaia Purchaser) will merge with and into Global Business Travel, with Global Business Travel continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Gaia Purchaser. The merger proposal was approved with 495,937,250 votes in favor, 74,615 against, and 28,426 abstentions, representing approximately 94.95% of shares entitled to vote.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820872/0001140361-26-030979.txt

## Citations
- 0001140361-26-029601 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000114036126029601
- 0001140361-26-030979 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000114036126030979